flstandardbreds Chapter 288 If everyone is like this, this society will be in chaos
Chapter 288 If everyone is like this, this society will be in chaos
As soon as the gong for dinner sounds, the villagers working in the fields immediately put away their tools. Even if there is only a little work left, they will put it down and go eat first.
Everyone hurried home, taking their bowls and chopsticks to the cafeteria to reserve a seat.
Although the cafeteria provides food, it only provides rice. If you go too late for meat and vegetables, only soup will be left!
Zhou Rong and Zhou Chuanjing sat at an empty table. Before they had chatted for a few words, they saw people rushing over from all directions.
The thatched hut, which was empty just now, was soon filled.
Families with more people usually sit at one or two tables, while two households with fewer people sit at one table.
Men, women, young and old, were talking and laughing, the place was bustling and lively.
Someone noticed that Zhou Rong had returned and hurriedly greeted her: "Da Rong, you came back this time. Is there something good going on at home?"
Zhou Rong couldn't discuss the big pot meal and the leap forward with everyone, so he had to reveal Zhou Cai's wedding and invited Zhou Chuanjing and others to the city for a wedding banquet: "My Wucai is getting married on September 9th, everyone can go to the city to play when you have time!"
"Congratulations to you, colorful in-laws. What's their background?"
Zhou Rong: "We are just an ordinary family, not from any background. How are you doing in the village?"
"We are all fine! Do you see the dishes in the pot? They are just like during Chinese New Year!"
When talking about food, everyone started talking and told Zhou Rong the benefits of having a canteen in the village.
A young man said: "Growing up, I think the most decent thing the village has done is opening this canteen.
In the cafeteria, I can eat as much as I want, unlike at home, where if I eat too much, my mother will nag me for a long time, saying that I have eaten up other people’s food rations and that I will starve to death if a natural disaster occurs.
Now, we have entered a communist society, the government provides food, and I don’t have to worry about going hungry anymore!”
An aunt said: "I also think this canteen is well run. In the past, when I got home from work every day, I was exhausted and had to take care of the food and drink for the whole family. Sometimes I couldn't even straighten my back.
Unlike now, when you come back from work, you put down your tools, sit in the cafeteria, and the food will come. You pick up the bowl and eat. When you are full, you put the bowl down and do whatever you want. It is like living a god-like life!"
Another aunt said, "Yes, now I don't have to light a fire to cook, and I don't have to worry about whether the rice in the jar at home is enough to last until the new grain is distributed. My mood has improved a lot, and I have gained weight recently!"
Some people laughed at her and said that her weight gain had nothing to do with her mood, it was all because of the good food in the cafeteria, it would be strange if she didn't gain weight.
Others felt guilty for not wanting to hand over their pots, pans, rice and flour, and blamed themselves in a low voice.
Zhou Rong looked at everyone's satisfied faces and smiled. The big-pot policy catered to the needs of many people. It seemed that this was the happy life he was pursuing.
She didn't want to cause trouble for everyone, nor did she want to be labeled by some radical elements. She only talked about interesting things in life and didn't comment on anything else.
The cafeteria prepared three dishes today, one is braised meat with winter melon, one is stir-fried pumpkin, and one is egg drop soup.
The people in the kitchen will distribute food to each table at the beginning. If there is not enough food, just scoop the rice from the rice steamer.
(a steamer for steaming rice)
As for dishes, if there is any left in the pot, go and add more. If there is no more, you have to eat earlier next time.
The dishes are much more delicious than rice, especially when there is meat.
In order to have more food, many people would bring a large bowl with them, and after the kitchen staff had distributed the food, they would immediately run to the pot to scoop the food.
In a short while, all the food in the pot was eaten up.
After the meal, everyone dispersed in the same hurry as when they came, leaving only a mess in the thatched hut.
Cao Dayun led the kitchen staff to clean up slowly and prepare the next meal...
Zhou Rong wanted to take a look around the base, and Zhang Xiuying took the initiative to go with her.
Dong Huiru knew that his wife had something to say to Zhou Rong, so he deliberately pulled Zhou Chuanjing aside to discuss the new pesticide, and walked slower and slower.
Seeing that Zhou Chuanjing was a little distant from her, Zhang Xiuying whispered, "Xiao Zhou, I know that your thoughts are different from others. You have your own ideas and will not deliberately cater to others. You are the independent woman of the new era that I admire."
Zhang Xiuying has a common problem among intellectuals of this era: she is upright and upright, and she wants to correct anything she dislikes or thinks is wrong, regardless of the consequences.
Just now Zhou Chuanjing told Zhou Rong that the commune has given Zhoujiawan a task, requiring the cultivation of several demonstration fields with an output of more than 10,000 catties per mu. They also want to expand the breeding farm to build a 10,000-head pig farm and a 10,000-chicken farm. The official document has not yet been issued, but it should be almost certain.
Zhou Rong guessed what Zhang Xiuying wanted to say next and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhang thinks highly of me. I am just an ordinary person, and an ordinary person who is afraid of death.
I believe that the most precious thing in a person's life is life. Fame and fortune are all empty. Besides, my three children are not yet adults. If anything happens to me, their lives will be over.
So before I do anything, I will definitely weigh the pros and cons, and I will never do anything that is high-risk and has no chance of success! "
Zhang Xiuying sighed and said, "But if everyone is like this, this society will be in chaos. We have read so many books, and we know that some things are not good, but we turn a deaf ear and dumb to protect ourselves.
Once society is in chaos, how can we remain immune to it when we are in the middle of it? "
Zhou Rong: "The butt determines the head. You and I are just ordinary people with no power or influence. All we can do is obey.
If we put forward some opinions and suggestions in a self-righteous manner, others will not think that we are selfless and working for the country and the people. Instead, they will only think that we have ulterior motives and are rebels.
Don't you know that the data of those exaggerated "satellites" are fake? But the leaders like them, and the people below can only try their best to please them.
Otherwise, they would be considered conservatives, given a certain status, and sent to a remote place to work. Didn’t Teacher Dong suffer this great loss? "
Zhang Xiuying seemed to be thinking about something. After a moment, she said, "What you said makes sense. I am just very sad. Our country has finally ushered in reform and development is booming, but now it is digging its own grave for the so-called vanity. I don't know what will happen to it in the future.
Some time ago, I wrote a letter to the leaders of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, pointing out the various drawbacks of the Leap Forward program and hoping that they would report it to their superiors and cancel the Leap Forward program.
Within two days, I received a telegram from the leader saying that the Party Central Committee's decision was correct and that the harvest data reported from various regions confirmed the Party Central Committee's wise decision. He also advised me not to be too conservative, otherwise I would be the enemy of the Party and the people.
You know, I was so worried about that telegram that I couldn’t sleep for a few days. I didn’t understand how a good society could become like this. It was completely different from what I imagined. "